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Moscow (UPI) Jan 22, 2011 Two Russian cosmonauts successfully completed their work during the first space walk by the crew of the International Space Station in 2011, officials said. Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka spent more than five hours in space and returned on board the ISS late Friday, RIA Novosti reported. They installed a high-speed data device on the Russian service module "Zvezda," dismantled plasma-injector equipment and installed a television camera on a Russian segment of the orbiting space station. They wore new Russian Orlan-MK spacesuits equipped with a digital computer during their space walk. The ISS crew also includes Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Catherine Coleman, and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli.
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ISS Resupply From Four Corners Of GlobeHouston TX (SPX) Jan 21, 2011 A quick succession of international space supply trucks will arrive on the International Space Station's loading docks early in 2011, dropping off more than 11 tons (10,000 kilograms) of food, computers, medical equipment and supplies, spare parts and experiment gear - not to mention the necessities of everyday human life in orbit. Demonstrating a multinational commitment to supporting lif ... read more |
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